Chapter 74 - Devil's Mountain
[Stuttgart Hotel, Germany - One Week Before Finals]
"Combining your side of the investigation we've pinpointed the location of a possible location on these bastards.."
"Where?" Kal asked
"Berlin, Germany..under a place called Teufelsberg.." Alonso said
"Teufelsberg?" Klara asked
"It means..Devil's Mountain.."
"Devil's mountain?! That's a scary name.." Takashi said
(Alonso then projected an image of Devil's Mountain for them to see.)
"Teufelsberg is an abandoned NSA Field Station on top of an 120 meter artificial hill in the Grunewald forest just at the west edge of Berlin.." Tsuneo said
"History of the place?" Assam asked
"Made out of post WWII debris and was once a Nazi military-technical college..during the cold war it was used as a listening station by the NSA then was abandoned after the fall of the Berlin Wall.." Alonso said
"So this is where our targets are hiding..it serves as a perfect base of operations..abandoned, hidden, and is on an elevated piece of land making it viable for long range recon.." PFC Shun said
"Why has this not been found out by the KSK?" Lt. Sanada asked
"This was a tourist attraction before and was under our radar..we never thought that anyone would build a base right under our noses..I apologize for our negligence..it will never happen again.." Alonso said
"No need to apologize Colonel..nobody could've ever predicted it.." Lt. Sanada said
"What does the perimeter look like?" Klara asked
"The whole hill is surrounded by trees with only one pathway up the hill..thermal cameras watching every inch and reinforced electrical fence with razor wire surrounds the compound.."
"Not so very welcome to tourists huh.." Assam said
"How many structures are above ground?"
"There are five buildings:
First is the Comms and Security Building which serves as a communications relay located at the west side of the hill and it has three big domes on top. This will be our first target.
Second is the Motorpool where their vehicles are stored. They mostly have jeeps and trucks and no heavy stuff.
Third is the Armory where they store their weapons. Expect extreme firepower since these guys are trained and are most likely former military personnel..
Fourth is the Barracks where the targets sleep and rest. It would be the most populated area of the base.
Fifth and final building is the Power Station that supplies electricity to the whole hill." Alonso explained
"Keep in mind that the buildings above ground are camouflage..these buildings are empty and abandoned..the real infrastructure is under these buildings so once you enter your target building look for any way down..that's where they'll be.."
"And there will be more inside the hill for sure.." Tsuneo added
"It looks perfectly normal on the outside..but who knows what the hell are they doing inside.." Sgt. Sakurai said
"Whatever they're doing there..were going to find out..and were going to put an end to it.."
"What are your orders young master?" Lt. Sanada asked
"Colonel are your men willing to join us?"
"Eager to join sir Gero.."
"Excellent! Here's the plan, we'll conduct a night para-drop on top of the hill to avoid detection from the thermal cameras..we'll land on the roofs of the five target buildings and take out any sentries or guards posted there..once the eyes on top are blind we'll head first for the Security and Comms building then the Power Station and kill the power right before we infiltrate.."
"Where do you want my team sir Gero?" Alonso asked
"Can I ask them to secure the road towards Devil's Mountain? I don't want any civilians entering the area once the operation has started..set up a perimeter around the hill and look for a backdoor..they have one for sure..the entrance on top of the hill can't be the only way in or out..once we cut the power to the whole place have them infiltrate the backdoor and we'll meet up with them inside.."
"Very well sir Gero.."
"As for you Colonel may I ask you to oversee everything from above on board our plane? We need eyes and ears to guide us in case we run into trouble.."
"Jawohl!"
"And us?" Ono asked
"Naomi-san, Klara-san, and Sakurai will take up over-watch on top of the buildings once we secure them..keep on the lookout for any uninvited guests.."
"Roger!"
"Kal and Takashi head for the armory..keep anyone away from it..do not let them arm themselves or we are in big trouble.."
"Got it!"
"Shun and Kaito target the Motorpool..disable their vehicles in any way you can.."
"Leave it to us!"
"Once we get control of the communications and security room Assam-san and Alisa-san will remain there to be our eyes and ears inside the hill..Nana will serve as your guard.."
"Affirmative!"
"Ono and I will clear it for you then we'll notify you once it's cleared.."
"Wilco!"
"What about me?" Tsuneo asked
"You will go with Sanada and clear the Barracks for us..if one of them gets out that's on you.."
"Great..no pressure.."
"Show us what you got Special Forces.."
"We won't let you down Gero-sama!" Lt. Sanada saluted
"We leave in two hours! Get ready and prepare yourselves!"
(As ordered everybody started to prepare their gear. An hour before the left Gero wanted to gather everyone by the shooting range. All of them were wearing black military outfits with vests, knee pads, elbow guards, and gloves. They also had earpiece communicators on their right ears)
"I brought everyone Gero-sama.." PFC Shun said
"Thank you Shun.."
"What's up?" Takashi asked
"I wanted to show you the gear we'll be bringing..this is our sidearms..Heckler & Koch USP..twelve round mag semi automatic pistol equipped with a suppressor for stealth engages and a laser sight to use in the dark.."
"Next is our main weapon..Heckler & Koch HK MP7 Submachine Gun..thirty round extended magazine..single shot and fully automatic machine pistol..equipped with suppressor, laser sight, and a reflex sight for better targeting.."
"Then for the marksman rifles we have the Heckler & Koch HK PSG-1..semi automatic DMR..ten round magazine with 8x magnification scope, suppressor, and night vision optics.."
"Next is throwables..this is a stealth op so only flashbangs and smoke grenades..then I'll give you guys each a ATN NVG7-2 Night Vision Goggles to wear..use this once we cut the power.."
(Everyone was just staring at the equipment prepared by Gero)
"This is some gear young master..we're really going all out.." Cpl. Kaito said
"I will never underestimate anyone again..and I will never lose anyone again.."
(Gero then realized Assam and Alisa had worried expressions on their faces. It was natural that they'd be scared because this is a very dangerous operation. An operation where they could lose their own lives or they might be forced to take the lives of others)
"Don't worry Assam-san, Alisa-san..I'm not heartless to order you to kill others..rest assured.."
"What do you mean by that?" Ono asked
"Only me and RYOBU will use live ammunition during this operation..while you guys will only use a modified USP pistol that uses tranquilizer bullets as ammo..Naomi-san and Klara-san will use a modified PSG-1s that uses tranquilizer bullets also.."
(Gero then showed them a green bullet with a needle at the tip)
"This is the Type 9 Tranquilizer Dart that your weapons will be using..once this dart hits your target anywhere in the body a serum will be injected into his bloodstream instantly..it will knock him out for about 6 hrs without any repercussions to the body..it's light so it won't be hard to carry or aim.."
"I see..thank you Gero-kun. I'm just not ready to take anybody's life.." Alisa said
"I know..you're just high schoolers after all.."
"Hey you're one too!" Assam said
"Ain't that the truth.."
"How long is the range for these tranquilizer weapons?" Naomi asked
"I'll show you.."
(Gero then grabbed one of the pistols and loaded a magazine of tranquilizer bullets then aimed at the target at the shooting range that was 10 meters away from them. Gero then emptied the twelve round magazine into the target and all hit the mark without a drop in its velocity)
"As you can see at this range it reaches its target without problem..longer than 20 meters you're going to have to adjust your aim or get closer.."
"What about the DMRs?" Klara asked
"The sniper rifles can reach up to 100 meters..any distance further than that the tranquilizer dart will get swept away by the wind so keep that in mind.."
"Copy that!" Naomi and Klara said
"Any more questions?"
"Forgive me Taichou but can I request to have a normal gun with normal bullets?" Kal said
"Denied.."
"Why?! I can kill! I know you want to kill them too for what they did! They also put my sister's life in danger! They shot Takashi too!" Kal reacted
"So..you can kill huh?"
"Yeah.."
"Then show me.."
(Gero then grabbed the USP pistol from the table and loaded a full magazine with live rounds. He chambered a round and turned the safety off and gave it to Kal. When Kal grabbed the gun he felt the weight of the weapon and he was surprised)
"Do you feel how heavy it is? That's the weight of having the power to take a life.."
"What do I have to do to show you?" Kal asked
"Simple, shoot the target at the shooting range..but with a little twist.."
"A twist?"
(Gero started walking towards the target at the shooting range and stood right beside it just a couple of inches away from the target)
"Now shoot the target while I stand here.."
"Ha?! What are you doing?!" Ono shouted
"Imagine this was a hostage situation where I got taken by one of the bad guys and he's holding me at gunpoint..the only way to save me is to shoot him in the head.."
"W-Wait! That's crazy!" Kal reacted
"It's the only way I'll permit you to carry a real weapon.."
(Kal started shaking in fear as he held the gun and imagined the scene of him possibly killing his best friend. He then lifted the gun with both hands and aimed at the target beside Gero's head)
"Kal! Stop it!" Takashi shouted
"I can do it!" Kal said
(Kal then felt killing intent behind him and he saw Sgt. Sakurai was pointing her own USP pistol towards his head)
"W-What are you doing senpai?" Klara asked
"You are pointing your gun towards the young master..if your aim is off by even an inch..you'll put his life in danger..when that happens..I'll kill you right here..right now.." Sgt. Sakurai said
"W-Wait senpai! Let's all relax! Kal just lower the gun now!" Naomi said
"This is what it feels like having a gun pointed at you and having a gun pointed at your comrade..can you overcome the fear eating you right now to save them? Can you take a life to save a life?"
(Kal's breathing was getting heavier and his heart was beating faster by the minute. His hands were shaking as he pointed the pistol. Soon after a couple of seconds Kal lowered the gun and so did Sakurai. Everyone let out a big sigh of relief that the very tense situation was over)
"You did well Kal-kun.." Sgt. Sakurai said
"A real member of RYOBU knows when to pull a trigger and when NOT to pull the trigger.."
(Sakurai then slowly grabbed the USP from Kal's hand and turned the safety back on. Gero walked back from the shooting range and approached Kal)
"Sorry..I just let you die.." Kal said
"What are you talking about? If you had pulled the trigger Sakurai would've killed you..and that is a lot worse for me..you saved me by saving yourself Kal-kun.."
"That's a nice way of saying I was too scared to pull the trigger.." Kal said
"Being scared is nice..a lot better than being fearless and reckless.."
"That's a little weird coming from you who fears nothing and is always reckless during your matches.." Klara said
"It's not that I don't fear anything..I'm scared of defeat the most..losing the match and losing anything or anyone..that's why I do everything I can to win..no matter how reckless it may be..I don't fight because I fear nothing..I fight to win and survive.."
(Everyone just smiled at the words given by Gero)
"We didn't come here to be hunted..WE ARE THE HUNTERS!"
"Roger!"
"Just don't piss off Sakurai..if that happens then you won't have anywhere to hide.."
"Gero-sama! Please don't make it sound like I'm the bad person here!" Sgt. Sakurai cried
"Anyways..I know it was a little tense..but we'd like to formally welcome you to our team.." Lt. Sanada said
"Welcome to RYOBU!" they said
"Thank you very much! Yoroshiku Onegiashimasu!" Gero's team replied
(After all preparations they now went to their private airfield and boarded a C-130H Transport Plane and left for Berlin)
[On Board the C-130H - 15,000 feet above Berlin]
(It was two hours past midnight and their plane was approaching Devil's Mountain. Gero was giving a last minute briefing to his team)
"Alright you all know the plan! We dive at 15k feet and free fall down to our objective! The parachute will automatically deploy at 3000 feet and from there you'll have to manually steer your chute towards the buildings.."
"Steering will be easy..if you want to go right just pull on the steering line on the right and if you want to go left then return the right line to its normal position then pull on the left one.." PFC Nana said
"Roger!"
"Colonel where are you men now?"
"Standing by the edge of Devil's Mountain..all roads secured and waiting for your command.." Alonso said
"Copy that..who's in command of your ground team?"
"Lt. Kurt..contact him once you've landed.."
"Understood! Colonel Alonso will stay here above ground to keep eyes on us! He'll notify us if he sees something!"
"Roger!"
"Keep your cool and do not panic..they won't see us coming but we'll see them..we have the darkness of the night as our ally so use it accordingly! Let's go!"
(Gero's team now approached the back of the plane and the cargo doors started to open. A red light turned on by the door as a signal to check their equipment and to get ready)
"See you at the ground ladies and gents.."
"Rules of engagement sir?" Lt. Sanada asked
"Tear the place apart.."
(The green light turned on then Gero jumped out of the plane first followed by RYOBU then the rest of his team. As their free fall started they could feel the cold air brushing through their bodies and looked upon Devil's Mountain as they descended)
"7000 feet..."
"5000 feet..."
"3500...get ready!"
"3000! Deploy chutes!"
(The moment their parachutes deployed they steered their parachute towards their target buildings. As they got closer to the buildings they saw guards posted at the roof of each building as predicted. With the help of their night vision goggles they could see them clearly)
"Contact on top of the roofs..take them out quietly.."
(The members of RYOBU now took out their suppressed USP pistols and right before they landed on the roof they aimed their guns and shot at the sentries posted at the roof. Each one receiving a bullet to the head and dropping dead on the roof instantly. Gero and Ono landed on the roof of comms and security as planned and they knocked out two guards on the roof with the tranquilizer darts)
[Comms and Security Building]
"Security roof secured, two targets knocked out..status?"
[Motorpool]
"Motorpool secured, three targets down.." Cpl. Kaito radioed
[Armory]
"Armory clear, two targets taken out.." Sgt. Sakurai responded
[Barracks]
"Four sentries neutralized..all good here.." Tsuneo radioed
[Power Station]
"Cleaned up two guards here at the power station roof.." PFC Nana radioed
(The roof of the buildings were now clear and they were ready to move on to the next phase of the plan)
"Naomi-san position yourself here at the comms building, Klara-san take the barracks, and Sakurai stay there up top the armory..the three of you provide over watch while we move up to the power station.."
"Copy that.." the three responded
"Alisa-san and Assam-san standby at the Power Station entrance with Nana..wait for us there.."
"Standing by.." Alisa radioed
"Let's move.."
"Right behind you.." Ono said
(Gero and Ono rappelled down the side of the comms building and as they got down they saw Naomi climbing the ladder. They waited for her to get into position up on the roof before they moved)
"In position Taichou.." Naomi said
"Alright, let's go.."
(Gero and Ono entered the comms building slowly and they saw two guards by the door leading to the basement where the real comms and security room will be. They distracted the guards by making a sound)
"Did you hear that?" the guard said
"Go check it out.." the other guard ordered
(The guard then walked towards the source of the sound and the moment he turned the corner Gero quickly grabbed him by the neck and covered his mouth. He got him on a strangle hold and after a few seconds the guard passed out. Ono then shot a tranquilizer dart on the guards leg to make sure he doesn't wake up soon)
"Did you see anything?" the guard by the door asked
(Suddenly a tranquilizer dart found its way towards the guards neck and knocked him out completely. Ono then quickly hid the body behind the desks and then moved towards the basement door. They slowly went down and after going down one level they reached two doors, one being the comms rooms and the other the security room. They also saw an elevator at the end of the hallway which leads to the inside of the hill)
"I'll take the security room, you take the comms room.."
"Roger.."
"Flashbangs first then enter.."
(Gero and Ono then unpinned their flashbangs and knocked on the door. When the door was opened from the inside they kicked in the door hitting whoever opened it from the other side, tossed the flashbang and close the door again)
*BANG *BANG
(Two loud bangs occurred inside the rooms and they re-entered again. Four guys in the comms room and five guys in the security room were stunned by the flashbangs. Their ears and eyes hurt like hell after experiencing a flashbang in a closed room. Gero and Ono then shot their tranquilizer pistols at them while they were stunned and knocked them out quickly)
"Security Room clear..Ono?"
"All clear.."
"Alright..disable their comms while I disable the cameras around the hill.."
"Disabling them now.."
"Lt. Kurt..can you hear me?" Gero radioed
"Loud and clear..is this sir Gero?" Lt. Kurt asked
"Yes..we've gained control over their eyes and ears..please move your men at the edge of the electric fences..we'll turn them off in a bit.."
"Jawohl.."
"Once the fences are down please head for the southeast side of the hill..there should be an entrance back there that serves as an emergency escape route for whoever is inside the hill..infiltrate from there and we'll meet up inside.."
"How are you sure about the backdoor entrance?" Lt. Kurt asked
"Trust me..it's there..I'll explain later..move fast lieutenant..over and out.."
(Kurt had an angry expression after his conversation with Gero)
"How can I trust someone I haven't even met face to face.."
"Believe me Kurt..if there's someone that I would trust during this operation then that person would be sir Gero.." Alonso suddenly said over the radio
"Colonel? What makes you say that about a kid like him?" Lt. Kurt asked
"He may be a kid..but he has the most experience out of everyone in this operation.."
"Experience in what?"
"In hunting.." Alonso smiled
(For some reason hearing that Gero has the most experience in hunting sent chills down Kurt's spine because he was not sure if it was hunting animals or hunting people)
"Hurry up Lieutenant..they're already headed for the Power Station.."
"J-Jawohl..all teams move out.."
(Gero and Ono now went outside the comms building using the darkness as cover. There was a guard stationed under a lamp post that was blocking their way. Taking him out from their position would risk being caught by the other guards)
"Klara-san do you see the guard by the southwest corner of the comms building?"
"I got him.."
"Take him out on my signal.."
(Gero waited for the other guards to turn the other way at the opposite direction of the guard in front of Gero)
"Now.."
"Firing.." Klara said
(Klara pulled the trigger on her modified PSG-1 and shot a tranquilizer dart straight to the guards neck. The serum was quickly injected into him and he got knocked out instantly. Just before his body dropped to the ground Gero and Ono grabbed his body and pulled it into the cover of darkness before the remaining guards could see)
"Beautiful.."
"Thank you!" Klara smiled
(They were able to rendezvous with Assam, Alisa, and Nana by the Power Station entrance)
"Ono, escort Alisa-san and Assam-san back to the comms building..Nana is with me, we'll clear the Power Station.."
"Roger!"
(The three now went back to the comms building while Gero and Nana infiltrated the power station. They were ignoring the cameras since nobody was watching them already. They came across two guards patrolling the hallway and they both aimed their pistols and fired. One got a bullet to the head while the other got knocked out by Gero's tranquilizer dart)
"Alright let's hide them over there.."
"Copy.."
(The very moment that both Gero and Nana grabbed the bodies of the guards a third guard suddenly opened the door in front of them. They were completely caught off guard and unarmed. The third guard was now about to aim his rifle at Gero and Nana but after a second a bullet hit the guards face and splattered blood all over the wall)
"I got you young master.." Sgt. Sakurai radioed
"That was a close call..we owe you Sakurai.."
(Gero looked up towards the window behind them and saw a bullet whole through the glass and there was Sakurai on top of the Armory building with her suppressed PSG-1. Gero and Nana then proceeded to go down the basement of the Power Station while Sakurai was marking targets for Naomi)
"Naomi-chan..two targets walking in front of the motorpool..take them down before they enter.." Sgt. Sakurai said
"Copy..firing now.." Naomi said
(Naomi pulled the trigger to her modified PSG-1 and sent two tranquilizer darts consecutively towards the two guards and hitting them the back of the neck knocking them out. Shun and Kaito quickly dragged the bodies into the dark part of the building before they were found by the other guards.)
"Good Lord that girl got some aim.." PFC Shun said
"Can you do that? Cause I know I can't.." Cpl. Kaito said
(While scouting the area Sakurai saw three more guards by the gate of the compound. One was at the guard house and the two were by the barricade)
"Klara-chan and Naomi-chan..let's take out the three by the west gate..I'll take the guy in the guard house.."
"Roger..I'll take the left one..can you get the right one Naomi-san?" Klara asked
"I have him in my scope.." Naomi answered
"Alright..3..2..1..execute.." Sgt. Sakurai radioed
(Three shots were made at the same time and the guy inside the guard house had his brain splattered all over the wall again while the other two guards got knocked out by the tranquilizer. Tsuneo and Sanada got out of the shadows and pulled the bodies off the gate in case more will arrive)
"Tsuneo-sama, you're cleared to enter the barracks now.."
"We appreciate that Sakurai! Take care of things here!" Tsuneo replied
(Tsuneo and Sanada now infiltrated the barracks to take out the personnel possibly sleeping inside. At the side of the armory Kal and Takashi were about to enter through the main entrance when they heard voices. Just before they entered they both threw a flashbang. After hearing the grenades go off they rushed in to see three guards stunned. They quickly aimed their USPs and shot them with tranquilizers knocking them out)
"Alright..these guys aren't that good.." Kal said
"Yeah..easy as pie.." Takashi smiled
"Don't move!" a voice suddenly shouted behind them
(That's when they felt the same killing intent when a gun was pointed at Kal. Two guards were now aiming their rifles at their heads and all they felt was fear of dying)
"This is the armory where we got two intruders! I repeat we got two intruders!" the guard tried his radio but the comms building was already taken over
"Damn why isn't this radio working!" the guard shouted
"Nevermind that just kill both of them!"
(After a few seconds Kal and Takashi heard two bodies fall on the floor and when they looked the two guards collapsed and had tranquilizers on the back of their necks. Klara and Naomi were able to shoot them from their buildings in time before they were shot)
"You alright Takashi?" Naomi radioed
"Kal-kun? Are you unhurt?" Klara radioed as well
"N-No..we're fine..thanks Klara-san.." Kal said
"T-Thanks Naomi-san..I thought I was dead.." Takashi replied
"Both of you fucking focus! This isn't a game! Now hide those bodies already and secure the armory! Don't make me come down there!" Sgt. Sakurai radioed
"Y-Yes ma'am!" Kal and Takashi got scared
(After hiding the bodies of the guards Kal and Takashi was able to secure the armory without encountering anyone else. One of the guards had the keys to the armory so they locked the room and kept the keys)
"Armory secured.." Kal radioed
"This is Shun at the Motorpool..all trucks and jeeps disabled..four targets are taken out.."
"Young master, all patrolling guards inside the compound have been neutralized.." Sgt. Sakurai
(Meanwhile Gero and Nana were able to secure the power station without fail and were now ready to proceed as planned)
"Copy that Shun..now ready to cut the power of the external fences..3..2..1..switching off.."
(Gero cut the wire linking the power to the electrical fences turning them off completely without any way to turn them back on. Lt. Kurt who was standing by the fences received a transmission again from Gero)
"Lt. Kurt..the fences should be down..see you inside.."
"Roger..all teams start cutting down the fence double time!" Lt. Kurt ordered
(The KSK Special Forces now started to cut the fences and was able to get inside without getting electrocuted)
"Nana stay here and guard this place..I'll be heading inside the hill..it seems that you can control the power inside the hill from this station as well..so I'll contact you if I need help.."
"Roger..be careful young master!" PFC Nana answered
(Gero now went on his way back to the elevator shaft that they saw inside the comms building.)
"Assam-san can you handle the security cameras while Alisa-san manages the comms?"
"No problem..what do you want us to do?"
"KSK will be infiltrating from the southeast and they're gonna need some help once they get inside..use the cameras inside to guide them and make sure they don't run into trouble.."
"Roger!"
"Ono you stay here and keep them safe.."
"What about you?"
"Imma head down from that elevator shaft and check what's waiting for us down there.."
"Alone?! That's too dangerous!"
"I know! That's why when KSK arrives in this area, catch up to me together with RYOBU..is that understood?"
"Alright..you watch your back down there!"
"Don't worry I'll keep an eye on him through the cameras as well.." Assam said
"See you in a bit!"
(Gero then went inside the elevator and pressed the button down the inner chambers of the hill)
"Colonel Alonso can you hear me?"
"Yes sir Gero?" Alonso radioed back
"Can you send a team to relieve my team by the structures on top of the hill? They could use the help.."
"Right away sir..dispatching a team now.."
"Danke..I'm heading inside the hill now so I'm going to go off comms for a bit.."
"Happy hunting sir.."
(After Gero turned off his comms Alonso immediately gave out orders to the KSK ground team)
"Sgt. Frank please take team 4 up the hill and reinforce the infiltration team..they have the area secured so relieve them.."
"Jawohl Colonel!" Sgt. Frank radioed back
(Alonso suddenly received a transmission from Tsuneo who was inside the barracks still)
"Colonel!" Tsuneo radioed
"Yes Major, what is it?"
"We may have a problem here..can you see from your aerial view any other hostile troops anywhere around the hill?"
"Wait one moment..checking now.."
(Alonso quickly observed the monitor and he could see all of the movements via thermal imagine from the camera attached on the plane. The KSK and RYOBU have flashing IR strobes that mark them as friendly. So any other heat signatures that have no IR strobes are after getting a good look Alonso could only see friendlies and no other hostiles)
"That's a negative on the hostels around the hill sir..it's all clear." Alonso said.
"Shit.."
"What's the problem?"
"The barracks we infiltrated houses at least 150 combatants..according to our snipers we took out a total of 40 plus total outside of the barracks..Sanada and I cleaned out the barracks but only counted 50 bodies here! It doesn't add up!" Tsuneo said
"Our ground team neutralized about 10 guards patrolling around the hill before they entered..meaning the other 50 or more are inside the hill!" Alonso said
"Where's my son? Is he still above ground?" Tsuneo asked
"N-No he went down inside the hill..he turned off comms as soon as he went down.."
"Alone?!"
"I believe so.."
"Why is he so reckless! Tell KSK to double time up here so we can follow him down the hill!"
"Will do!"
(Alonso now relayed the orders from the plane down to the ground teams asap. Meanwhile back at the barracks Tsuneo and Sanada were heading up)
"Sanada stay here and wait for the KSK relief team..once they're here take RYOBU and head down inside the hill.."
"Understood! What about you sir?" Sanada asked
"I'll head down inside the hill first and make sure my son is still alive.."
(Tsuneo ran as fast as he could towards the comms building to follow Gero inside the hill)
[Inside Devil's Mountain]
(The elevator shaft now stopped at the lowest level inside the mountain. Gero slowly walked out of the elevator and he soon felt the presence of numerous people lying in wait for him ready to kill him. He could feel their killing intent towards him from afar but he wasn't fazed not one bit)
"How nice of you to welcome me down here!"
"..."
"What's wrong? Too shocked to talk? Are you all surprised that we were able to infiltrate your base?"
"..."
"I see..all of you guys are those human killing machines..just like the ones you sent to kill me a few weeks ago..I hate to say this but they're dead..and now I'm here.."
(Gero was referring to the three guys that Kal and Takashi fought during he semi finals. As Gero walked inside the room he could count at least 15 inside the room with him and were now aiming their guns at him. He could also sense more soldiers further in the back)
"Now killing you all is no fun so let's make it a lot more interesting shall we?"
(Gero suddenly removed his NVG goggles then took out his M9 Bayonet Combat Tactical Knife. He loaded a fresh mag of tranquilizer darts into his USP pistol and radioed Nana)
"Nana cut the power inside the hill on my mark.."
"Roger.." Nana replied
"Now.."
"Switching them off!"
(As Nana pulled the lever the lights inside the facility started to turn off one by one starting from the back and slowly approaching where Gero stood. Gero closed his eyes and focused and when the last light directly above Gero turned off he opened his eyes lit up in the dark. He activated Sacred Possession at that moment and his eyes were glowing and a huge amount of killing intent filled the whole hill as he smiled)
"Kari no jikan da.."
[It's time to hunt..]
Coming up Next : Chapter 75 - Pandora
Author's Note:
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